For many, the turning of a new year is symbolic of new beginnings. A time when we can assess what we have and haven’t accomplished and set new intentions on a fresh calendar. For those who are setting resolutions, they may find that setting a resolution is easier said than done. These resolutions, or long-term goals, can fail for a number of reasons: the goal wasn’t in manageable pieces, it was the wrong goal, there were unforeseen obstacles, or the effort wasn’t there.
33.9% of adults in America are obese and 34.4% of adults are overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Knowing these stats, it might not be a surprise to learn getting healthy will be the number one New Year’s resolution for Americans. Yesterday, I wrote a blog on the benefits walking can have on your health if you do it for just 30 minutes every day. Today, I’m going to focus on some healthy habits you can adopt in the new year, and keep going for the rest of your healthy life.
After indulging in all the goods of the holiday season, it might not be a surprise that on January 1 getting fit and losing weight will be the number one resolution, according to a survey by Goals Guy. Getting healthy is great, but how many people made that same resolution last year and the year before?
Is your high school using your counselors to their full potential? Do they work as support for underperforming students? Do they have the time to discuss career and college paths with successful students?
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Over the last 44 years, the percentage of youth arrested between the age of 8-23 has taken a sharp increase. Today, nearly one in three people will be arrested by the time they are 23, according to a study recently published in Pediatrics.
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Giving, whether of time or money, has the power to be therapeutic and impact another life. This holiday season, instead of being worried about money, family, employment, or gifts, take a minute to stop and give back.
Every year we usually throw a holiday party at LifeBound. However, this year we decided to celebrate with a day of service instead. If you’re still looking for a way to make a difference, consider using our service day as inspiration for ideas on how you can take a breather from the hectic pace of the holidays and put a smile on someone’s face.
Most people don’t need a study to tell them that students today have different academic and personal lives than students did even 10 years ago due to advances in technology. If you were to interview or even observe students, you would see that they are involved in creating, discovering, and connecting digital information on their own time as well as at school. However, a new study by the Pew Research Center goes beyond showing the obvious, and discusses the implications of the changing way students receive and create information.
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When did you know what career you wanted to pursue? Was it in college? High school? Middle school? Earlier?
Studies show that students need to be introduced to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects at an early age in order to pursue STEM careers later in life, according to the MindShift article “Should Computer Science Be Required in K-12?” In the Microsoft survey Audrey Watters quotes in this article, data showed
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Schools are seeing a rise in the number of students registering with their disability offices due to psychological problems, according to the Wall Street Journal article “A Serious Illness or an Excuse?” It’s still not understood what the reasoning is behind the rising numbers, but there are a few theories. The rise may be in part to the fact that there is more access to and more effective medication for students to manage psychological disorders allowing more students to attend school. Another reason could be that some schools are successfully reducing the stigma attached to mental illnesses and therefore bringing more students forward to get help.
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Some college students might be anxiously anticipating their holiday break, while others are becoming overwhelmed with countdown to their last holiday break and beginning of their last semester. A new class of graduates may be asking: What lies ahead? Will I get a job in my field? Will it make me happy? Did I pick the right major?
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